BJ and Bucher Podcast

The Art of Tricking Referees Into Calling Fouls

Tricking referees has become somewhat of an artform in the game of basketball, and nowhere else is this more evident than in the NBA.

In this highly informative video, BJ Armstrong and Ric Bucher discuss the various ways NBA players have manipulated the rules of the game to take advantage of the officials – with respect to fouls. BJ shares how one NBA guard – former Phoenix Suns star Kevin Johnson – developed the effective technique of “offensive hand-checking.”